Q: How much beer can you get?A: The law caps it at 72 ounces of beer. A distillery can give you one bottle at 750 ml.

Q: What about brewpubs?A: The rules haven’t changed for brewpubs; however the Georgia Craft Brewery Guild says localities have begun allowing brewpubs to sell to-go beer directly to consumers without state interference.

Q: What about on-site consumption?A: The new rules allow breweries to provide customers as much as 36 ounces of beer to visitors at no charge. Distilleries can provide three half-ounce samples to visitors on-site.

Q: Do the new rules address food?A: They do. The rules now allow brewers to “engage a licensed food service provider” to cater food within breweries. However, the brewery itself can’t be that food provider unless the brewery is a brewpub.

Q: What else?A: The new rules allow brewers to tell people on social media where they can purchase beer. Previously, the law forbade brewers from telling potential customers which retailers carry their product.

Q: Wait – the rules disallowed brewers from telling customers where to buy their product?A: They did. That changed.

Q: Will brewers ever be able to sell beer directly to the public?A: If the legislature acts, yes. Brewers are expected to try to nudge the law again next year. There are many lawmakers who agree with them.

Q: Why is it so complicated?A: Georgia lawmakers are convinced the state’s “three-tier system” of alcohol distribution protects consumers. It also protects about a dozen Georgia beer wholesalers, who have powerful lobbyists at the Capitol who make generous campaign contributions to lawmakers.

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